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Making 1kg of wolf requires way more than 1kg of prey. A rule of thumb I've heard is a step in food chain has only about 10% efficiency. If wolves were more pr
by gubbrora 7y ago
Making 1kg of wolf requires way more than 1kg of prey. A rule of thumb I've heard is a step in food chain has only about 10% efficiency.
If wolves were more prey than predator populations would decline very quickly.
- Harvey-Specter 7y agoThe article is a commentary on the vilification of wolves, not whether or not they're literally prey animals.
- falcolas 7y agoWolves are our prey. And we do cause their populations to decline quickly, when we're not prevented from doing so by laws.
- asdf21 7y agoEverything is our prey tho..
- thebeefytaco 7y agoThey're only "more prey than predator" because humans have fought back against them. A wolf wouldn't think twice about killing a human.
- bildung 7y agoActually they avoid humans as much as possible. Wolves have been reintroduced where I live about a decade ago. Zero problems with humans.
- thebeefytaco 7y agoNowadays sure, but historically that's not true. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf_attack#History_and_perception_of_wolf_attacks_worldwide https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf_attack#History_and_percep...
- zhte415 7y agoI think a wolf would do more than think twice faced 1:1.
- Avshalom 7y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wolf_attacks_in_North_America https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wolf_attacks_in_North_... "There have been only two verified documented deaths from wild healthy wolves in North America" now as the list demonstrates "verified...wild healthy" leaves a hell of a lot of wiggle room but even then lists are not long.
- jandrese 7y agoHistorically wolf culling has been more about protecting livestock and pets than people. It's also helpful for hunters to make sure they're not competing for deer.